| Ornithodoros sawaii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Genus: | Ornithodoros |
| Species: | O. sawaii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ornithodoros sawaii Kitaoka & Suzuki, 1973[1] | |
Ornithodoros sawaii is a species of argasid tick that is parasitic on streaked shearwater and Swinhoe's storm petrel seabirds in Japan and Korea.[1][2][3] The species name honors Hirofumi Sawa of Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Kitaoka, S; Suzuki, H (1973). "Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) sawaii sp. n. (Ixodoidea, Argasidae) associated with the streaked shear-water, Colonectris leucomelas, from the Amami-oshima Islands, Japan". National Institute of Animal Health Quarterly. 13 (3): 142–8. PMID 4791252.
- ↑ Kim, Heung-Chul; Choi, Chang-Yong; Kwon, Young-Soo; Yun, Seok-Min; Lee, Won-Ja; Chong, Sung-Tae; Robbins, Richard G.; Klein, Terry A. (30 April 2016). "Ornithodoros sawaii (Ixodida: Argasidae) Larvae Collected from Hydrobates monorhis on Sogugul and Gaerin Islands, Jeollanam-do (Province), Republic of Korea". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 54 (2): 233–238. doi:10.3347/kjp.2016.54.2.233. PMC 4870979. PMID 27180585.
- ↑ Kim, Heung-Chul; Park, Chang-Uk; Park, Jong-Hyun; Kwon, Young-Soo; Yun, Seok-Min; Lee, Won-Ja; Chong, Sung-Tae; Lee, In-Yong; Klein, Terry A.; Robbins, Richard George (16 October 2015). "Ornithodoros sawaii Kitaoka and Suzuki (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) collected from nest soil and litter of Synthliboramphus antiquus and Hydrobates monorhis, on Chilbal Island, southwestern Jeollanam Province, Republic of Korea". Systematic and Applied Acarology. 20 (7): 721. doi:10.11158/saa.20.7.1. S2CID 87031701.
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